Los Angeles has a great pool of prospects and Quinton Byfield is shaping up to make an impact in his first full season, while General Manager, Rob Blake, was tasked with finding the right fit for a few pieces in the offseason that very well might put the Kings over the edge and back into Stanley Cup Playoff contention. Offseason Analysis: The Kings looked competitive and ahead of schedule, but couldn’t carry the momentum down the stretch and make a surprise appearance in the playoff hunt. Re-signed: F Lias Andersson, F Andreas Athanasiou, F Blake Lizotte, F Trevor Moore, D Kale Clague, D Jacob Moverare, D Austin Strand, D Christian Wolanin Subtractions: F Michael Eyssimont (signed with WPG), F Bokondji Imama (traded to ARI), F Matt Luff (signed with NSH), F Tyler Steenburgen (acquired from ARI, signed Liiga), D Mark Alt (signed with San Jose Barracuda, AHL), D Daniel Brickley (signed with Chicago Wolves, AHL), D Cole Hults (traded to ARI), D Kurtis MacDermid (expansion, SEA), G Troy Grosenick (signed with BOS) Tynan, D Alexander Edler, G Garret Sparks If the Blackhawks keep him after this offseason and opt to not buy out his contract ($4.083 million per season until 2022), Maatta should have a good amount of tread left on his tires.Missed the postseason for the third-straight yearĪdditions: F Viktor Arvidsson (acquired from NSH), F Brayden Burke (acquired from ARI), F Phillip Danault, F T.J. 15, Maatta was the second youngest Blackhawks defenseman at 25 (he turns 26 on Saturday). That was down from 18:25 in the regular season but put him in the top four ( Erik Gustafsson averaged more with 20:39).īesides Adam Boqvist, who turned 20 on Aug. He averaged 18:17, seventh on the team overall. Maatta also played the fourth-most average minutes per game on the blue line this postseason. Perhaps it’s not surprising he was the Blackhawks best defenseman in the postseason. That was the third-best mark on the team after Jonathan Toews (11.2) and Dominik Kubalik (10.4). This comes on the heels of Maatta’s regular-season performance when he had the best goals above replacement among Blackhawks defenders with 6.7. The other Blackhawks to accomplish the feat were David Kampf and Koekkoek. He had a 16.8 net shot share, 14.8 net expected goal share and 15.03 net high-danger share. He had a 43.78 CF%, but that was better than his 29.41 ozs% (so a net 14.37 CF%). Maatta also did something few Blackhawks players did: all of his possession stats at five-on-five were above his offensive zone start percentage. And Maatta blocked the second-most shots per 60 with 8.02. He and Koekkoek allowed the fewest giveaways among defensemen (Koekkoek had 2.03, Maatta 2.19). His 1.82 primary points per 60 was fifth. His 1.09 goals per 60 was fourth on the team. They were on ice for nine for, and Maatta was a big factor in that scoring - all of his points came at five-on-five.Ĭhoose a stat from this postseason and on the Blackhawks’ roster Maatta is near the top. They allowed only four goals against in 109:45 of five-on-five time. They also had a 69.23-percent goal share. That means Maatta and Koekkoek were net positives in moving the puck. Their possession stats were all well above their 30.77 offensive zone start percentage (41.08-percent Corsi, 44-percent shot share, 41.9-percent expected goal share). Maatta, in addition to scoring the most points on the blue line, formed the best pairing with Koekkoek. #Blackhawks /K4InsM0a3B- Brandon Cain August 1, 2020
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